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Internet protocols are changing
When the Internet started to become widely used in the 1990s, most traffic used just a few protocols: IPv4 routed packets, TCP turned those packets into connections, SSL (later TLS)...
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Serious flaw in WPA2 protocol lets attackers intercept passwords and much more
Researchers have disclosed a serious weakness in the WPA2 protocol that allows attackers within range of vulnerable device or access point to intercept passwords, e-mails, and other data presumed to...
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October 16, 2017
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Microsoft and Facebook just laid a 160-terabits-per-second cable 4,100 miles across the Atlantic
Microsoft, Facebook, and the telecoms infrastructure company Telxius have announced the completion of the highest capacity subsea cable to ever cross the Atlantic Ocean. The cable is capable of transmitting...
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September 25, 2017
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Report confirms on-premises data center spending declined
Just a month ago we had research that indicated on-premises data center investments were dropping in priority as companies moved to the cloud. Now a second report confirms this suspicion...
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September 20, 2017
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How the Internet Kept Humming During 2 Hurricanes
For all their seeming immateriality, the internet and the cloud rely on a vast industrial infrastructure consisting of data centers linked through a sprawling network of fiber optics. The facilities...
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September 18, 2017
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Avast! There’s malware in that CCleaner software update
A software package update for a Windows utility product distributed by antivirus vendor Avast has been spreading an unsavory surprise: a malware package that could allow affected computers to be...
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September 18, 2017
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Google service promotes hybrid clouds
Google is offering enterprises a new way to build hybrid infrastructure, with a service that extends corporate networks into its cloud platform. Called Dedicated Interconnect, it allows companies to treat...
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September 07, 2017
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Chrome Will Soon Warn You About Unsecure Websites. Should You Be Concerned?
Google is pushing back against webpages with URLs that begin with “http” – no “s” – because they don’t encrypt communication between the user and the website. Communication may not...
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August 22, 2017
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How Google is speeding up the Internet
Engineers at Google have developed a new algorithm to speed up TCP, the main transport protocol for traffic on the internet, by optimizing the speed at which traffic is sent...
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August 22, 2017
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MIT’s new AI can keep streaming video from buffering
Buffering and pixelation are the scourge of streaming video. It ruins the experience for viewers, robs advertisers of revenue as said viewers tune out, and causes technical headaches for streaming...
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August 14, 2017
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Cisco Meraki loses customer data in engineering gaffe
Cisco has admitted to losing customer data during a configuration change its enginners applied to its Meraki cloud managed IT service. Specific data uploaded to Cisco Meraki before 11:20 am...
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August 07, 2017
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Ransomware shuts down 1 in 5 small businesses after it hits
When it comes to ransomware, it only takes one person to cripple the kingdom. That’s the assessment of cybersecurity company Malwarebytes, which has found as many as one third of...
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